AB782: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly BILL 782

February 22, 2000 - Introduced by Representatives Spillner, Huber, Pettis, Reynolds, Musser, M. Lehman, Brandemuehl, Albers, Berceau, Sykora, Kaufert, Petrowski, Plouff, J. Lehman, Miller, Boyle, Meyerhofer, Goetsch, Kreuser, Ziegelbauer, Bock, Waukau and Black, cosponsored by Senators Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Burke, Shibilski, Clausing and Baumgart. Referred to Committee on Tourism and Recreation.

AB782,1,3 An Act to amend 27.01 (7m) (b); and to create 27.01 (7m) (bm) of the statutes; relating to: fees for vehicle admission receipts for entry into state parks and other state recreational lands.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person may not operate a vehicle in state parks or certain other state recreational lands unless the vehicle has been issued a vehicle admission receipt by the department of natural resources (DNR). The base fee for the receipt varies depending upon whether the fee is issued on an annual or daily basis and depending on the kind of vehicle for which the receipt is issued. In addition to the base fee, DNR collects an issuing fee of 50 cents for each annual vehicle admission receipt issued and an issuing fee of 15 cents for each daily vehicle admission receipt issued. DNR may appoint agents to collect all of these fees and the agent may retain the issuing fees as compensation for the agent's services.

This bill provides that if DNR appoints an agent to issue vehicle admission receipts, and the agent is a nonprofit corporation, that agent may retain an amount that is equal to ten percent of the sum of the amount of the base fee for the receipt plus 50 cents or 15 cents depending on whether the receipt issued is for annual or daily admission. The bill does not change the amount under current law that an agent other than a nonprofit corporation may retain as compensation for the agent's services.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB782, s. 1 Section 1. 27.01 (7m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB782,2,5 27.01 (7m) (b) An agent appointed under par. (a) shall collect the applicable issuing fee specified in sub. (7) (gr). The Except as provided in par. (bm), an agent appointed under par. (a) may retain the issuing fees collected under this paragraph to compensate the agent for the agent's services in issuing the receipts.

AB782, s. 2 Section 2. 27.01 (7m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB782,2,12 27.01 (7m) (bm) An agent appointed under par. (a) that is a non-profit corporation or other association that is described in section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code may retain an amount equal to 10% of the sum of the following amounts to compensate the agent for the agent's services in issuing vehicle admission receipts:

AB782,2,14 1. The amount of the fee specified for the vehicle admission receipt under sub. (7) (f), (g) or (gm).

AB782,2,15 2. The amount of the applicable issuing fee specified under sub. (7) (gr).

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